Massage Cupping

Cupping is a traditional, time-honored treatment remaining favored by
millions of people worldwide because it's safe, comfortable and
remarkably effective for many health disorders. It's the use of
suction, rather than compression for bodywork ranging from myofascia
release to lymphatic drainage - and everything in between! Cupping
rapidly facilitates rigid soft tissue release, loosens and lifts
connective tissues, breaks up and drains stagnation while increasing
blood and lymph flow to skin and muscles in ways not possible using
compression.

When the cups move, Negative Pressure Massage really feels great.
The pulling action engages the parasympathetic nervous system, thus
allowing a deep relaxation to move through the entire body. It is
not unusual to fall asleep when receiving this treatment. People
are often surprised at how relaxed, warm and light they feel - hours...
sometimes even days afterwards.

PediCupping

PediCupping is a powerful combination of Biomagnetic Reflexology,
Dynamic Cupping and Plantar Fascial Release on the lower leg and foot.

Abdominal Cupping

Cupping is an excellent therapy for the belly. It stretches the
walls of the organs, thus sloughing off stagnant waste and mucus and
overall promotes the activity of digestion.

People consistently report expelling an excess amount of waste
shortly following treatments and an increase of eliminations throughout
the day.

Cupping is regularly, and with great success, being used to help in
conception, handle IBS, constipation, diarrhea, distention and acidity.

Abdominal Cupping can be alone (30-min session $30) or as part of a
longer massage cupping session.

Benefits of Cupping

The effect of manual therapies are greatly increased with
Cupping.

Deep tissue work and release without the discomfort

Moves stagnation and drains fluids

Relieves inflammation

Nervous System Sedation

Breaks up and expels congestion

Stretches muscle and connective tissues

Loosens adhesions

Pulls blood supply to the skin

Facilitates the movement of Qi and blood systemically and
locally

Strengthens the immune system by promoting the flow of lymphatic
fluid

Cupping is beneficial for many
conditions including Asthma, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, anxiety,
fatigue, headaches, Fibromyalgia and Neuralgia.

Massage Cupping can be combined or used as a supplement to
traditional massage sessions.

A word on Cupping marks

The most common misunderstanding regarding one of the most powerful
and beneficial after effects of Cupping is the marks that sometimes
result. Those unfamiliar to Cupping Therapy believe the marks to be
bruises.

Bruising is caused by impact trauma with compressed breakage of
capillaries and a reactionary rush of fluids to the damaged location
from the tissue injury. There is no compression in correctly performed
suction cup therapy. Although it is quite common during Stationary Dry
Cupping (left static for 5-20 minutes) to achieve dramatic 'marks' or
'discolorations', the less aggressive action of moving the cups
minimizes the intensity and duration of the discolorations.

The vacuum formed by Cupping draws up old non-circulating stagnant
blood and sticky fluids, bringing them up to the surface so that healthy
free circulation can be restored, thus creating space for oxygen, living
cells and nutrients.

Where there is dead, static blood, lymph, cellular debris, pathogenic
factors, and toxins present in the body, Cupping can leave marks which
indicates that the stagnation or dis-ease has been moved from the deeper
tissue layers to the surface.

The color and pattern of the marks depend on the level of stagnation
in the area, and range from bright red to dark purple, usually lasting 3
days to a week - sometimes longer if the person is very sick or
sedentary. If there is no stagnation present, there will be only a pink
marking which disappears in a few minutes to a couple of hours.

Sites where there is old trauma or injury may require multiple
Cupping treatments to remove all stagnation.